730,289 Passengers Travelled via Rail in Q2 2018 - NBS

The rail transportation data for Q2 2018 reflected
that a total of 730,289 passengers travelled via the rail system in Q2 2018 as
against 748,345 passenger recorded in Q1 2018 and 596,792 in Q2 2017
respectively, representing 22.37% growth YoY and -2.41% growth QoQ. Similarly,
a total of 85,816 tons of volume of goods/cargo travelled via the rail system
in Q2 2018 as against 79,750 recorded in Q1 2018 and 18,212 in Q2 2017
respectively, representing 371.21% growth YoY and 7.61% growth QoQ.

Revenue generated from passengers in Q2 2018 was put
at N435,965,777 as
against N413,057,019 in Q1 2018. Similarly, revenue
generated from goods/cargo in Q2 2018 was put at N159,079,963 as against N151,279,394 in Q1
2018